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How much are you paying for BGE lump?

I usually buy Royal Oak at Wal-Mart, but they are currently out of stock. No other lump available locally except BGE lump from my dealer. He is charging $30 after tax for a 22 lb bag. Is he out of his mind, or is the going rate for BGE brand lump? Seems awfully steep to me. I expect to pay a little more for the name, but come on!

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$25 bag at my local dealer. They sometimes have $5 off a $25 purchase and I would pick up a bag since RO isn't in stock locally. Now I have a 3 pack of wicked good to use. $22 delivered so its about the same price and nicer charcoal based upon results so far.

Royal Oak was about $14 for the same amount, sometimes less, at Restaurant Depot in Seattle.

Sadly, Restaurant Depot is out of RO. I talked to the manager, and he said that RO is out of stock all over the West Coast. He's going to talk to the store's buyer, after which I will hopefully get the skinny on the RO shortage. I'll also be writing to RO, someone there made the mistake of being helpful when I was looking for it last year and I kept her email address.

I can get mesquite lump cheap enough, but darn it, I really prefer RO--and I will be a monkey's uncle if I pay the BGE shop prices to get it in a green bag.

If there is a RO-like fuel that delivers for a reasonable price, I am interested... I'd buy a dozen bags. There is NOTHING around here except Cowboy (ick) and a variety of decent mesquite fuels.

The RO I saw at Wally just said real wood nothing about lump is this the stuff you guys are using or is there something better that my Wally didn't have never go there but stopped to check yesterday seemed like a lot of little pieces from what i could tell

Ok, so the lingering question I have while reading this thread is the comparison issue. Can someone who has used BGE charcoal compare the smell of the charcoal and the taste fo the food to these other brands of charcoal you are buying? Is the price worth the difference you pay for a cheaper brand, or worth the extra you pay for BGE?

Disclaimer:

(I'd like to reserve the question to only those that have USED different types of charcoal. Personally I have only used BGE charcoal because I do not like the mesquite only based fuel that my family members use.)

Ok, so the lingering question I have while reading this thread is the comparison issue. Can someone who has used BGE charcoal compare the smell of the charcoal and the taste fo the food to these other brands of charcoal you are buying? Is the price worth the difference you pay for a cheaper brand, or worth the extra you pay for BGE?

Disclaimer:

(I'd like to reserve the question to only those that have USED different types of charcoal. Personally I have only used BGE charcoal because I do not like the mesquite only based fuel that my family members use.)

Ok, so the lingering question I have while reading this thread is the comparison issue. Can someone who has used BGE charcoal compare the smell of the charcoal and the taste fo the food to these other brands of charcoal you are buying? Is the price worth the difference you pay for a cheaper brand, or worth the extra you pay for BGE?

Disclaimer:

(I'd like to reserve the question to only those that have USED different types of charcoal. Personally I have only used BGE charcoal because I do not like the mesquite only based fuel that my family members use.)